Box
Hemming and Co
Category
Silver
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silver
Measurements
23 x 59 x 55 mm
Place of origin
Conduit Street
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1118466.1
Summary
Hemming and Co. Heart Shaped silver box with the word 'Nell' engraved in script on the lid. Containing a silver threepenny piece engraved 'B-J 1 July 89' (NT/SMA/S/4.2)
Provenance
Silver box possibly given to Ellen Terry by Mrs James (Anna) Methven of Dundee, a friend of E.T's for 30 years (pencil note on inventory card)
Marks and inscriptions
various stamps including a lion, and a J (stamped along side of box)
Makers and roles
Hemming and Co, silversmith